Any Vanderbilt faculty member may apply for these awards.
| Estimated Application Date | Foundation & Award Type | Award Amount | Number of Applicants Allowed | Information on Applying |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | McKnight Scholar Award in Neuroscience | $75,000 x 3 years | Unlimited | More info @ mcknight.org |
| 1/6 | The Carl. J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research Daniel C. Tosteson, M. D. award for Leadership in Medical Education | $10,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ bidmc.harvard.edu |
| 1/6 | Pfizer Grants/Fellowships in:
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$65,000 x 3 years per grant/fellowship | 1 person per dept. from VUMC per award | More info @ pfizerpublichealth.com |
| 1/11 | Goldhirsh Foundation Brain Tumor Research Award | $100,000 x 1 year; $600,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ goldhirshfoundation.org |
| 1/31 | Department of Energy Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award | $50,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ science.doe.gov |
| 1/31 | Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development | $125,000 x 3 | Unlimited | More info @ ddcf.org |
| 2/1 | Welch Chemistry Award | $300K for 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ welch1.org |
| 2/15 | Mary Kay Ash Cancer Foundation | $100K for 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ mkacf.org |
| 2/23 | John Hartford Foundation | $450K over 5 years | Unlimited | More info @ jhartfound.org |
| 2/28 | Harvard Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics Award in Medical Genetics | $20,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ hpcgg.org |
| 2/29 | Epilepsy Foundation Research Grant | $50,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ epilepsyfoundation.org |
| 3/7 | Ellison Senior Scholar — Global Infectious Disease | $150,000 x 4 years | Unlimited | More info @ ellisonfoundation.org |
| 3/12 | McDonnell Foundation | $600K over 6 years | Unlimited | More info @ jsmf.org |
| 3/13 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Freedom Award in Neuroscience Research | $50,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ daa.bms.com |
| 3/14 | Lance Armstrong Foundation | $50,000 x 2 years for early research careers;$75,000 x 3 years for established research careers | Unlimited | More info @ livestrong.org |
| 3/14 | William T. Grant Foundation | $400K over 3 years | Unlimited | More info @ wtgrantfoundation.org |
| 3/15 | NARSAD Independent Investigator Award | $50,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ narsad.org |
| 3/15 | Peter Gruber Foundation Neuroscience Prize | $200,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ petergruberfoundation.org |
| 3/15 | Damon Runyon Fellowship Award | $138K - $158K x 3 years | Unlimited | More info @ drcrf.org |
| 4/1 | American Cancer Society — Misc. Grants, Fellowships & Awards | From $80,000 x 5 years to $200,00 x 4 years | Unlimited | More info @ cancer.org |
| 4/1 | McKnight Foundation Brain Disorder Award | $100,000 x 3 years | Unlimited | More info @ mcknight.org |
| 4/30 | Marks Prize in Cancer | $150K for 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ mskcc.org |
| 5/13 | Culpeper Biomedical Pilot Initiative | $25,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ goldmanpartnerships.org |
| 5/15 | NARSAD Distinguished Investigator | $100,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ narsad.org |
| 6/1 | Damon Runyon Innovator Award, Cancer | $450K over 3 years | Unlimited | More info @ drcrf.org |
| 7/1 | American Heart Association - various awards | see individual awards | see individual awards | More info @ americanheart.org |
| 7/12 | Dana Foundation Human Immunology & Neuroimmunology Awards | $100,000 x 3 years | Unlimited | More info @ dana.org |
| 7/25 | NARSAD Young Investigator Award | $30,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ narsad.org |
| 7/31 | Wiley Prize for Biomedical Research | $25,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ wiley.com |
| 8/15 | Damon Runyon Fellowship Award | $138K - $158K x 3 years | Unlimited | More info @ drcrf.org |
| 9/2 | Harvard Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | $100,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ hms.harvard.edu |
| 9/2 | PhRMA Research Starter Grant/Informatics | $30,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ phrmafoundation.org |
| 9/14 | March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology | $250,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | For more information, send an email to mkatz@marchofdimes.org |
| 9/15 | Sloan Research Fellowship Award | $45,000 over 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ sloan.org |
| 9/30 | American Lung Association Lung Cancer Award | $100,000 x 2 | Unlimited | More info @ v2.ramscompany.com (PDF) |
| 10/1 | Beckman Young Investigator Program | $260,000 over 3 years | Unlimited | More info @ beckman-foundation.com |
| 10/1 | PhRMA Foundation Pharmaceutics Starter Grant | $30,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ phrmafoundation.org |
| 10/1 | Pfizer/ACCF Career Development Cardiovascular Medicine | $65,000 x 3 years | Unlimited | More info @ acc.org |
| 10/1 | Gairdner International Awards | $100,000 (Canadian) | Unlimited | More info @ gairdner.org |
| 10/11 | Merck Fellowship/Institute of Health | $50,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ ihi.org |
| 10/14 | General Mill Bell Institute of Nutrition — Innovative Nutrition Research | $62,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | For more information, send an email to alison.eldridge@genmills.com |
| 10/15 | American Cancer Society — Misc. Grants, Fellowships & Awards | From $80,000 x 5 years to $200,00 x 4 years | Unlimited | More info @ cancer.org |
| 11/2 | Doris Duke Clinical Interfaces Award | $2.5M over 5 years | Unlimited | More info @ ddcf.org |
| 11/15 | Lymphatic Research Foundation Postdoctoral Award | $47,500 x 1 | Unlimited | For more information, send an email to jbrown@tmfhealth.org |
| 11/16 | AFAR/Merck Junior Investigator, Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology | $60,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ afar.org |
| 12/1 | McKnight Technological Innovation in Neuroscience Award | $100,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ mcknight.org |
| 12/1 | Alzheimer's Association Various Research Grants | From $50,000 x 2 years to $125,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ alz.org |
| 12/15 | Huntington's Disease Awards (2) | $50,000 x 1 year$40,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ hdsa.org |
| 12/15 | AFAR Aging Research Grant | $60,000 x 1 year | Unlimited | More info @ afar.org |
| 12/15 | Pfizer/AFAR Innovations in Aging Research Award | $100,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ afar.org |
| 12/15 | Ellison Senior Postdoc Fellow — Aging Research | $100,000 x 2 years | Unlimited | More info @ ellisonfoundation.org |
Last updated: 5/8/08